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The Runway: Lack of diversity in magazines poses an issue
Vanity Fair magazine is no stranger to controversial editorials. In 1999, the magazine came under fire when comedian Mike Meyers was photographed by David LaChapelle as a Hindu deity, and later in 2008 when then-15-year-old singer Miley Cyrus was photographed topless by famous fashion photographer [...]
UM System to help out Missouri economy
Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010, the University of Missouri System announced in a press release posted to the website that the System intended to spend up to $5 million to create an Enterprise Investment Program. The program will create startup companies across Missouri that will help to increase the [...]
Campus Celebrates – The life of Des Lee
The University of Missouri-St. Louis hosted a celebration last week in honor of the memory of Desmond Lee or “Des.” The celebration included performances by five different musical groups from around the St. Louis area as well as speeches from numerous E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professors from [...]
‘Grease’ returns to St. Louis, attracts large audience
The musical “Grease,” original stage score by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, played at the Fabulous Fox Theater in midtown St. Louis from January 13-24. The musical, familiar and a favorite for many, is set in the 1950s and depicts the trials and tribulations of a group of high school friends, [...]
Pepose pledges $1 million
On January 20, the University of Missouri-St. Louis posted a press release on the university website announcing that Dr. Jay Pepose of Pepose Vision institute pledged $1 million to the university’s optometry school. The money will go towards extending the cooperative training program created [...]
